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pushes for a ceasefire, israel says it's ready for a ground war. but first, it's a look at the president's schedule. it's 12 hours ahead in cambodia right now so the president, like most of us, his day is almost over at this point. you see this? oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> we are just weeks away from the so-called fiscal cliff, the $500 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will take effect at the beginning of 2013. many hurdle
pushes for a ceasefire, israel says it's ready for a ground war. but first, it's a look at the president's schedule. it's 12 hours ahead in cambodia right now so the president, like most of us, his day is almost over at this point. you see this? oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than...
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would israel attack iran at that time? he suggested that with a red line but he didn't come out and say so everybody's question is will israel attack iran? the fear here is israel may do it without the united states of the america and the sense is that would be a disaster, but one thing israelis do agree on and i believe is the bottom lean is that israel has to be able to do what it needs to protect itself. i think many israelis do agree with thatting chuck. >> all right. that's the view from tel aviv. on sunday, of course, the senior iranian official mocked prime minister netanyahu's bomb drawing. our abc reporter is live in tehran. he's our tehran bureau chief. what does he make of iran and the speech itself. >> up until recently, i don't think the iranians took it seriously. when he came on and said the war with israel with was a foregone conclusion so the iranians are taking this issue much more seriously. he said that iran would be willing to defend itself against israel. nobody in iran has made these comments before
would israel attack iran at that time? he suggested that with a red line but he didn't come out and say so everybody's question is will israel attack iran? the fear here is israel may do it without the united states of the america and the sense is that would be a disaster, but one thing israelis do agree on and i believe is the bottom lean is that israel has to be able to do what it needs to protect itself. i think many israelis do agree with thatting chuck. >> all right. that's the view...
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mitt romney who was accusing the president of damaging ties with israel and not being tough enough on iran, yesterday attacked the president's answer to a "60 minutes" questio about ether the rect mdle st upng g him any doubts about support of governments that emerged from the arab spring. here is what the president said. >> i think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy. universal rights and aot pe ho able to participate in their own governance. but i was pretty certain and continueo be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> romney seized on that phrase t series of network interviews. a media blitz f you will. >> we have just had an ambassador assassinated. egypt elected a muslim brotherhood or person as president. iran is on the cusp offing a nuclear capability. we in syria and paeckkistan, i don't consider these bumps in the road. >> romney in colorado at a rally and paul ryan on a bus tour of ohio attacked the president on foreign policy. >>urnn th t as --t reminds you of 1979 tehran, but they are burning our flags
mitt romney who was accusing the president of damaging ties with israel and not being tough enough on iran, yesterday attacked the president's answer to a "60 minutes" questio about ether the rect mdle st upng g him any doubts about support of governments that emerged from the arab spring. here is what the president said. >> i think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy. universal rights and aot pe ho able to participate in their own...
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we're live in israel. that's next. "the daily rundown" will be back in 30 seconds. >>> as we told you, a really busy day on capitol hill. these are live pictures with the senate armed services committee. they're holding a confirmation hearing for general dunford, he was nominated. allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows, hopefully not all all-out war. it could turn into a ground campaign before long. and eman joins me. this all started not just to respond to what had been a slew of attacks by hamas over the border, but they went after a specific hamas leader. tell us more. >> reporter: well, chuck that really depends on who you ask, there's no doubt from the israeli narrative that they felt that a number of rocket attacks coming from gaza into southern israel, that started the response. if you ask those here, it's actually been a continuous attack on the gaza strip. and that ultima
we're live in israel. that's next. "the daily rundown" will be back in 30 seconds. >>> as we told you, a really busy day on capitol hill. these are live pictures with the senate armed services committee. they're holding a confirmation hearing for general dunford, he was nominated. allen's nomination is on hold. but dunford's nomination is going forward. >>> a barrage of rocket attacks in israel overnight appear to be pushing that region closer to, who knows,...
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that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me next. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. one big thing on the schedule today that everybody is fairly interested in. that's that lunch with mitt romney. we're told no cameras. we'll see. we of the white house press corps officially protesting. we'd like to force them to let there be some official fourth estate coverage of this historic event. we'll see if they grant it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. a winter wonderland doesn't just happen. it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me...
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and i see a lot of new friends of israel here as well. democrats and republicans alike. >> later that year, the president was caught in an open mic, discussing the israeli prime minister with then french president nicolas sarkozy, who called netanyahu a liar. obama responded, you may be sick of him, but me, i have to deal with him every day. a stark example of how damaged the personal relationship had become between the two. but fast forward to this spring and tensions have eased somewhat. the two leaders have seem to come to the conclusion that the animosity was hurting both of them to a certain point and they've toned down the rhetoric. but what's fascinating is how the obama/netanyahu stands in sharp contrast to reports of the prime minister's ties to mitt romney. this is what's different. romney himself brought it up during a republican debate in december. >> i've also known bibi netanyahu for a long time, and i get on the phone to my friend and say, would it help if i said this? what would you like me to do? let's work together, beca
and i see a lot of new friends of israel here as well. democrats and republicans alike. >> later that year, the president was caught in an open mic, discussing the israeli prime minister with then french president nicolas sarkozy, who called netanyahu a liar. obama responded, you may be sick of him, but me, i have to deal with him every day. a stark example of how damaged the personal relationship had become between the two. but fast forward to this spring and tensions have eased...
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presses for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. it's a delicate balancing act for the new egyptian leader who was swept to power at the backing of the muslim brother who had who has historically been an ally of hamas. jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension? we know president obama has been on the phone with mohamed morsi constantly over the last 48 hours. >> reporter: hi there, luke. we'll get more of an idea after secretary of state clinton meets with president morsi. she is just wrapping up that meeting. she is then going to see the foreign minister here and then give a press conference. hopefully in terms of the agreement, the second part of your question, we'll be getting some answers. in terms of morsi's role, as you say, he's a key mediator here. and if he emerges with a deal, there's no que
presses for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. it's a delicate balancing act for the new egyptian leader who was swept to power at the backing of the muslim brother who had who has historically been an ally of hamas. jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension?...
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give us a feeling on the ground in israel. the war drum is beating quite significantly in the united states. talk of iran really moving on their nuclear program. what is the feeling there amongst the citizenry and how has the government reacted to the latest developments out of iran? >> hey, luke. well, the feeling on the ground here is no one really wants war with iran. they don't want to attack and then have to deal with the retaliation. you did hear some very strong words thinly veiled threats from israeli leaders that they would take the matter into their own hands and attack iran. tough to tell whether that is just sort of saber rattling, diplomatic strategy or actually a substantial threat. but what united states officials have been saying all along to israel, publicly and behind closed doors is, look, give these sanctions a chance to work. let's get political pressure a chance to work and that pain is still coming. you have the european oil embargo, that doesn't even go into effect until july. they want to see if they c
give us a feeling on the ground in israel. the war drum is beating quite significantly in the united states. talk of iran really moving on their nuclear program. what is the feeling there amongst the citizenry and how has the government reacted to the latest developments out of iran? >> hey, luke. well, the feeling on the ground here is no one really wants war with iran. they don't want to attack and then have to deal with the retaliation. you did hear some very strong words thinly veiled...
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think about israel and how many times they moved the red line. >> steve, the interesting thing about this syrian situation is there could be other kcountries that decide to act militarily or there could be a coalition that does this. it won't have to be the united states alone. yesterday we had goldberg on, your colleague at the atlantic, who reported israel is preparing, turkey is preparing. i also assume at this point the tax cutter, uae, the gulf states would participate in something like this as well. what do you know and what are you hearing? >> well, i think that's right and i think the right model to think about is libya and what you have in libya and what you may have in syria is essentially an atrocity driven strategy. in other words you get right to the edge of, you know, a benghazi wipeout or a potential real use of chemical weapons and then that drives the coalition response. i think it's highly doubtful that the qatar would take action but highly probable a calculation that involves turkey and thus nato forces were to take action if chemical weapons were to be used and i
think about israel and how many times they moved the red line. >> steve, the interesting thing about this syrian situation is there could be other kcountries that decide to act militarily or there could be a coalition that does this. it won't have to be the united states alone. yesterday we had goldberg on, your colleague at the atlantic, who reported israel is preparing, turkey is preparing. i also assume at this point the tax cutter, uae, the gulf states would participate in something...
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. >> governor romney will embark on a trip aboard, london, israel. he was asked around capitol hill in regards to the afghan policy. lindsay graham, he was asked by the media mr. romney's afghanistan policy. he goes, what is it? i think romney's policy is listen to the commanders and if that's that, it's okay with me. does mitt romney have to have a more specific policy on afghanistan prior to going on to this trip? >> well, you know, look. i think that overall -- overall governor romney has been clear about the plans and about this trip and what his goals are and i think that when we look at protecting and securing the homeland, that's something he's articulated over and over again. i won't get in the details of that. i'm here to talk about the job situation, the economy, the growth. that we need and what this governor is planning on doing in that regard and what this president has failed to do. we are, again, at 41 straight months of 8.2% unemployment overall. we have millions, 23 million people out of work, underemployed. this is what we need to t
. >> governor romney will embark on a trip aboard, london, israel. he was asked around capitol hill in regards to the afghan policy. lindsay graham, he was asked by the media mr. romney's afghanistan policy. he goes, what is it? i think romney's policy is listen to the commanders and if that's that, it's okay with me. does mitt romney have to have a more specific policy on afghanistan prior to going on to this trip? >> well, you know, look. i think that overall -- overall governor...
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. >> i had the opportunity to work with her, to achieve ceasefire between israel and hamas. >> a strong and determined leader. >> politics as a mother, as a senator, the pinnacle up to now of her public service. >> one of the best secretary of states in american history and finally, hillary, a lot has been said about our relationship and here is what i know. you haven't just within one of my closest partners, you've become a great friend. >> yet this was not it at the 2016 convention yet. for those wondering if clinton may have politics in her faw tour listen to how the video wrapped up and secretary clinton's reaction. >> on the side of human rights, human dignity. more countries may have the same extraordinary good fortune that we've had. >> someone who knows a thing or two about political comeback, i can tell you i don't think we've heard the last of hillary clinton. ♪ girl, you're amazing just the way you are ♪ >> i just have an instinct the best is yet to come. >> i prepared some remarks are for tonight, but then i thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times.
. >> i had the opportunity to work with her, to achieve ceasefire between israel and hamas. >> a strong and determined leader. >> politics as a mother, as a senator, the pinnacle up to now of her public service. >> one of the best secretary of states in american history and finally, hillary, a lot has been said about our relationship and here is what i know. you haven't just within one of my closest partners, you've become a great friend. >> yet this was not it at...
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. >> and they clashed on the stance on israel. >> the president's stance not to meet with netanyahu when the prime minister is here for the united nations is a mistake and sends a message that somehow we distance ourselves from our friends. >> i have conversations with prime minister netanyahu all the time and i understand and share president netanyahu's insis tans that iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon. any pressure that i feel is simply to do what's right for the american people. and i am going to block out any noise that's out there. it was interesting how both campaigns reacted to the "60 minutes" thing. the two campaigns treated it like debates. both tried to overexaggerate some line that the other said, which is just the way debate press release attacks come. meanwhile, today the president comes to new york to deliver his speech tomorrow but won't have a single one-on-one meeting with a world leader on his schedule. this is about a do no harm trip. republicans are already making hey of the president making time to make the view today. hee will deliver a speech at the the clin
. >> and they clashed on the stance on israel. >> the president's stance not to meet with netanyahu when the prime minister is here for the united nations is a mistake and sends a message that somehow we distance ourselves from our friends. >> i have conversations with prime minister netanyahu all the time and i understand and share president netanyahu's insis tans that iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon. any pressure that i feel is simply to do what's right for the...
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i reported earlier this week israel has already informed or asked for approval of the jordanians that they might have to go ahead and do this. >> what did the jordanians say? >> they said not yet. not yet. >> that is not enough. >> it's not -- certainly not a no. turkey is not a no. jordan is not a no. there is one thing a lot of countries in the middle east can agree on right now it is that syria's use of chemical weapons would be terrible. even more terrible would be the use of those chemical weapons by jihadist groups fighting syria so there are a number of fears. one is that assad is crazy and desperate enough to use chemical weapons on his own people. of course there is precedent for that in the middle east. saddam hussein did the very same thing. >> right. >> the second fear thes lose control over their chemical weapons stockpiles and they fall into the hands of these terrible people. >> where are we going here? it's clear that -- so we're learning, you know, it is one of these things, the headlines today are backwards. right? in this respect. so two days ago president obama and
i reported earlier this week israel has already informed or asked for approval of the jordanians that they might have to go ahead and do this. >> what did the jordanians say? >> they said not yet. not yet. >> that is not enough. >> it's not -- certainly not a no. turkey is not a no. jordan is not a no. there is one thing a lot of countries in the middle east can agree on right now it is that syria's use of chemical weapons would be terrible. even more terrible would be...
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that's what republicans called mitt romney's gaffe filled tour of england, israel and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this is a speech that is largely about the middle east. we're not hearing a lot about asia, a lot about russia. this is really going to be focused on syria, iran, libya and afghanistan. is it not? >> yeah, i think you're exactly right. going to focus on the middle east and northern africa, libya specifically. mitt romney as you noted, will accuse the president of saying that simple language, that hope is not a strategy. trying to -- harry truman and reagan. this speech is almost dedicated to george m
that's what republicans called mitt romney's gaffe filled tour of england, israel and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute....